Nature

We hope you enjoy this preview of an episode from our back catalog available to our premium subscribers. Tonight, we’ll read from, "Nature", an essay published in 1836 by Ralph Waldo Emerson. In the essay Emerson puts forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a non-traditional appreciation of nature. Transcendentalism suggests that the divine, or God, suffuses nature, and suggests that reality can be understood by studying nature. To unlock full episodes, ad-free listening, and more, please go to snoozecast.com/plus.

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